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Posted By: indigo Neuroscience for Kids (Chudler, UW) - 08/02/23 02:15 AM
From this month's Neuroscience for Kids email newsletter (https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/newslet.html):
Originally Posted by NFK enewsletter, Aug 1, 2023
NEUROSCIENCE FOR KIDS "SITE OF THE MONTH”

The Neuroscience for Kids “Site of the Month” for August is “Neurdle” at https://www.neurdle.com/

“Wordle” is a popular web-based word game developed by Josh Wardle in 2021. Now there is a neuroscience version of the game called “Neurdle.” Game play in Neurdle is the same as Wordle and fairly simple. The Neurdle web site game instructions say, “Guess the word in 6 tries. After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close your guess was to the word.” If you do not guess the neuro-word correctly after six tries, the game will show you the correct answer and a definition of the word. You have to wait 10 minutes until you can try the game again with a new word.

Try Neurdle: it is quite challenging and a great way to improve your neuro-vocabulary.
In my observation and experience, this is a tough game! Challenging, indeed.
Scouting the internet for a potential word bank to assist me in guessing a "neuro-word," I found the following:
1) Neuroscience for Kids - Glossary
- - https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/gloss.html
2) DANA Foundation, Key Brain Terms Glossary
- - https://dana.org/explore-neuroscience/brain-basics/key-brain-terms-glossary/
3) AANS Glossary of Neurosurgical Terminology
- - https://www.aans.org/en/Media/Glossary-of-Terminology

The material at these links proved helpful, as I solved the first puzzle on the 5th try (out of 6 attempts allowed) and felt victorious.

I was nonplussed when the information page which was displayed as a reward contained outdated links which resulted in the error message 404-NotFound. (Nonetheless, my curiosity was piqued, and I will search for other links to the information described.)
Posted By: indigo Re: Neuroscience for Kids (Chudler, UW) - 08/02/23 11:14 PM
Update:

The answer to the first puzzle presented to me was CAUDA, and the further information pertained to a case of a sparganosis parasite which affected this region of the body: Sparganosis Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome with Molecular Identification of the Parasite in Tissue Sections.

The answer to the second puzzle presented to me was WOMEN, and while I contemplated how "WOMEN" is specifically a "neuro-word" (as opposed to a general vocabulary word), what appeared to be an insult flashed across the top of the screen when I did not guess the answer in the allotted 6 attempts:
Originally Posted by Neurdle
Encephalopathic!
This would be an adjective referring to a brain disorder (encephalopathy).

While I am open to other explanations and interpretations, based on this experience, I do not recommend the Neurdle game website.
Posted By: indigo Re: Neuroscience for Kids (Chudler, UW) - 08/07/23 11:56 PM
My third play of this game was answered successfully on the 5th try, with the word being MOGAD.

At the top of the screen flashed the message:
"Decent axonal transport!"
Posted By: indigo Re: Neuroscience for Kids (Chudler, UW) - 08/18/23 01:04 AM
Update: 4th play of Neurdle, word was BROWN, guessed on 4th attempt.
Message flashed at top of screen: Strong synaptic transmission!
Posted By: indigo Re: Neuroscience for Kids (Chudler, UW) - 08/18/23 02:24 PM
Update: 5th play of Neurdle, word was MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment Score), guessed on 6th attempt.
Message flashed at top of screen: Still hyperpolarized!

A new resource to use as a potential wordbank: Word Hippo.
link - https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/word-finder-unscrambler.html
It's amazing how much one can learn from taking a peek at the definitions of the various words presented in the results list.
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